Eager to escape the depressing Morro Bay, I started toward Hearst Castle for a tour, but discovered that tickets started at $24 and, since I am notoriously cheap when it comes to such things, decid...
I puttered around Don & Deb's in the morning, making coffee, writing, and getting ready to leave. Once packed, I started back toward Seattle, stopping for coffee at Locals, the best drive-thru ...
Spent the day doing mostly nothing at Don & Deb's on Camano Island. I caught up on the site, did a couple loads of laundry, worked on a freelance project, helped make brunch (biscuits & gra...
I woke early again Sunday morning in Portland, stumbled downstairs and made tracks to Peet's for coffee, where I ran into a couple of the partygoers from the night before. Back at the Knaus house, ...
I worked most of the morning in my rather depressing room at the Motel 6, but as soon as I got to a good stopping point, I beat a path out of town, but not before an early lunch at In-N-Out Burger ...
Arrived in Reno, got upgraded to an 11th floor room with a view of the *real* casinos in town, ate dinner and visited the depressing casino in the Holiday Inn, and won enough to pay for my dinner a...
First gambling excursion of the day at the Peppermill Casino in Wendover. Result: Lost $1.00.
After an oil change for my car, I left Glenwood Springs and hit Interstate 70 toward Utah. I spent the afternoon at Arches National Park near Moab, taking photos and doing a little bit of hiking. B...
When I opened the door of my motel room, I was greeted by dense fog and a steady cold wind. The sky was grey for as far as I could see, so I stayed in the room for a while, repacking my bags, updat...
Despite getting to bed at 2AM in my luxurious room at America's Best Value Inn in Independence, Kansas, I awoke around 8AM on Day 3 in a fog. As I'm barely functional until I get a cup of coffee an...
After clearing the cobwebs with a coffee from Northwest, Marie and I set out for Connelly's Goody Goody Diner, a St. Louis institution for over 60 years, for breakfast. It bodes well for a place wh...
A great breakfast of biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and hash browns. Don't miss it.
I've delayed the start of my trip by a day. My last day on the job was Monday, and I needed a day to unwind and collect my thoughts before I could seriously consider packing everything I'd need int...
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